Duncan Robinson

Duncan McBryde Robinson (born April 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played college basketball for the NCAA Division III Williams College Ephs and then the NCAA Division I Michigan Wolverines.

Born April 22, 1994, in York, Maine, Robinson is the son of Elisabeth and Jeffrey Robinson and the youngest of their three children (after sister Marta and brother Eli).

He is part Hawaiian on his mother's side.

Robinson grew up in the town of New Castle, New Hampshire (population 1,000), where his Maude H. Trefethen Elementary School 6th grade graduating class was composed of just four students.

Robinson attended Rye Junior High School and elected to attend The Governor's Academy in Massachusetts rather than Portsmouth High School, which is the public high school for students in New Castle.

Crotty had been a two-time All-American at Williams College, having served as point guard for the 2003 NCAA Division III Tournament champions (and 2004 Tournament runners up).

Following his senior season, Robinson measured 6 ft and 175 lbs.

By the end of the summer, he had grown to 6 ft and 195 lbs.

Robinson began his freshman season as a 5 ft point guard for The Governor's Academy in 2008, but did not play much until he became "serviceable" as a junior.

In his early years, he practiced shooting for hours, attempting to make 1,600 shots per week.

Robinson started working with trainer Noah LaRoche during his junior season.

After averaging 18.5 points as a senior at The Governor's Academy, he was selected to the 2012 All-NEPSAC Class B first team and the 2012 All-Independent School League (ISL) team.

He graduated with a 3.55 G.P.A.

Following his senior season, Robinson played on the spring and summer Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit and did a postgraduate year at Phillips Exeter Academy in order to increase his college prospects.

He led Exeter to a 28–1 record, ending on an 18-game win streak that included the NEPSAC Class A title.

During the last weekend of September 2012 while on a campus visit, Division III Williams made Robinson an offer that he accepted immediately.

At the time, Williams was ranked the number one liberal arts college in the country according to U.S. News & World Report, and the school was a Division III basketball powerhouse.

They had gone 93–22 over the prior four seasons under head coach Mike Maker.

Robinson posted 24 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game, earning the Tournament MVP in addition to 2013 New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A All-League first team honors.

Robinson played for Michael Crotty Jr.'s Middlesex Magic AAU team.

In 2013, Robinson led Phillips Exeter Academy to its first NEPSAC Class A championship victory on March 10 against Choate Rosemary Hall with a 24-point, 10-rebound MVP performance.

Exeter finished the season at 28–1.

Nonetheless, his only scholarship offer was from NCAA Division II's Merrimack College.

He also had interest from Division I Brown Bears and Columbia Lions as well as Division III Bates College and Amherst College.

Prior to the November 15, 2013, season opener against Southern Vermont College, Williams was ranked third among Division III teams according to the preseason poll.

Williams lost in the shadow of a home court scheduling conflict despite 5–6 shooting by Robinson.

Robinson became the only freshman starter in Maker's six-year tenure as head coach at Williams.

In his 2013–14 freshman season at Williams, Robinson was twice named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Week during the regular season.

He transferred to Michigan after leading Williams College to the 2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament championship game.

Williams reached the 2014 NCAA Men's Division III basketball tournament championship game, but fell 75–73 to University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as Robinson scored 17 points.

After Williams took a one-point lead with 4.9 seconds left, Wisconsin pushed the ball upcourt without calling time-out to score the winning basket in what Chris Strauss of USA Today described as the best NCAA basketball tournament game of the weekend.

Robinson had posted 30 points in the tournament semifinals against bitter rival Amherst College who had defeated Williams in the season's three previous meetings.

Robinson led the Big Ten Conference in three-point shooting percentage (.450) from the beginning of conference play in December 2015 until early February 2016.

At Michigan, he was part of the 2017–18 team that lost to Villanova in the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

In his three-year career at Michigan, he was a member of conference tournament champions in 2017 and 2018.

Robinson was the 2018 Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year.

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Robinson signed with the Miami Heat.

Robinson has set numerous 3-point shot records during his tenure with the Heat and has helped Miami reach the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023.

He is the only player from Williams College to ever play in the NBA.